Wiener roasting device



Deb. 29, 1936. c, O ET AL 2,066,185

WIENER ROASTING DEVICE Filed March 23, 1936 v INVENTOR 4 Clarence amine? BY Fred (1. 'Jtahl ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 29, 1936 WIENER ROASTING DEVICE Clarence 0. Miller and Fred A. Stahl, St. Paul, Minn.

Application March 23,

1 Claim.

Our invention relates to improvements in a device designed particularly for holding wieners and articles like marshmallows, for the purpose of roasting the same.

Among the objects of our invention is to secure a satisfactory dual character of device that will be particularly adapted to properly hold both a wiener and an article like a marshmallow; to provide improvements in connection with the Wiener holding jaws that will particularly provide for the swelling and cracking that takes place in the wiener while roasting, and not puncture the same, and to provide a device that while made out of wire will be of particularly strengthened and durable character.

With these and other objects in view we provide the features of construction hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of our improved device.

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the jaw and rod portion of the device separated from the handle.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a View in detail of the jaw portion illustrating a slightly modified form of bending of the jaws.

Referring to the drawing in detail, our handle includes a pair of rods I and 2, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The rod I at its outer end is formed with a downwardly extending, reverse bend 3 terminating in the horizontally disposed, curved loop or jaw 4. The rod 2 is formed at its inner end with a curved finger hold 5, the main portion of the rod lying parallel with the rod I and being formed with loops 6 and I encircling the rod I and forming a slidable support for the rod 2 upon said rod I. The outer end of the rod 2 extends downwardly from the loop I to form the reverse bend 8, the upwardly extending end of the rod being curved to form a jaw 9 in opposition to the jaw 4.

The inner end II! of the rod I is embedded in a handle I I preferably of wood, with a coil spring I2 encircling the rod I and interposed between 1936, Serial No. 70,187

the handle II and the loop 6 to hold the jaws in the closed position shown in Figure 1.

To open the jaws the finger grip 5 is pressed upon to slide the rod 2 toward the handle II against the tension of the spring I2.

The construction shown in Figure 4 is similar to the construction shown in Figures 1 and 2 with the exception that the end of the rod forming the jaw i is first bent to form the loop or jaw 4 and then bent downwardly to form a single projection I3 instead of the reverse bend 3 illustrated in Figure 2. As will, therefore, be noted in both forms shown in the drawing, the wire forming the two jaws has downwardly projecting portions 8t and 8I3.

In use the jaws 4 and 9 form a holder for the wiener. The jaw portions 3 and 8 in the form shown in Figure 2 and I38 in Figure 4 form holding jaws for an article like a marshmallow. In the holding of wieners for the purpose of roasting them a particular problem exists on account of the swelling of the wieners. It is important to hold the wiener firmly while at the same time permitting the swelling and to avoid any puncturing. In our device the outer jaw forms a firm rest for the wiener, whereas the inner central jaw may extend up over the wiener with the minimum of contact with the same and bring about the best possible results. The integral, downwardly extending jaws accomplish the proper strengthening and reinforcing the wiener holding jaws, permitting and maintaining a desired firm gripping of the wiener while at the same time constitute holding jaws for an article as a marshmallow by these downwardly projecting jaw portions.

We claim:

A device of the class described, comprising a pair of rods slidably connected by loops on one rod encircling the other rod, a supporting handle for said rods, a spring encircling one rod and interposed between the handle and the loop carried by the other rod, the outer ends of the rods being bent to form upwardly extending, opposed curved jaws and being oppositely bent to form jaw portions projecting below the rods.

CLARENCE O. MLLER. FRED A. STAI-IL. 

